Detector, radio

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OBJECT TYPE: REGENERATIVE
DATE: 1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1594.001

MANUFACTURER: MIGNON WIRELESS CORP.
MODEL: RBD8
LOCATION: Elmira, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE WITH BAKELITE FRONT PANEL. WOOD, GLASS, METAL & SYNTHETIC INTERNAL COMPONENT PARTS. BRASS AND OTHER METALS USED IN EXTERNAL COMPONENTS; BAKELITE TUNING & ADJUSTMENT KNOBS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 32.1 cm
Width: 28.0 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Radio
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MIGNON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Elmira

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF UNIT USED C.1917-1925
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO AMPLIFY AND CONVERT RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS TO AUDIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS SUITABLE FOR REPRODUCTION BY EARPHONES.
Technical: EARLY EXAMPLE OF VACUUM TUBE DETECTOR. MANY COMMERCIAL RADIO RECEIVING SYSTEMS MFD. C.1900-1920WERE ASSEMBLED AS 2-3 MODULES. A TUNER CABINET MATCHED THE SYSTEM TO THE ANTENNA & SELECTED THE RECEIVING FREQUENCY; A SECOND- THE DETECTOR- CONVERTED THE RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL TO AN AUDIO SIGNAL. IF REQUIRED A 3RD MODULE AMPLIFIED THE AUDIO SIGNAL
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE ENAMELLED PLATE SCREWED TO FRONT PANEL READS: 'SUPERIOR/ MIGNON SYSTEM/ RADIO/ APPARATUS'; DECORATED BY PATTERN OF LIGHTNING BOLTS. SECOND PLATE SCREWED TO TOP OF CABINET READS: 'MIGNON WIRELESS CORPORATION/ MANUFACTURERS OF/ RADIO APPARATUS/ RBD8 1 ELMIRA, N.Y.'/ MOST SCALES, CONTROLS, ETC. LABELLED.
Missing: UNKNOWN From CA of 07/12/1996 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
Finish: LOW GLOSS MAHOGANY CABINET FINISH. BAKELITE FRONT PANEL NATURAL BLACK; DIAL PLATES FINISHED WITH BLACK ENAMEL OVER BRASS
Decoration: N/A

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MIGNON WIRELESS CORP., Detector, radio, circa 1917, Artifact no. 1992.1594, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1594.001/

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